Mixed Bean Chili

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. bacon drippings

  or use olive oil or avocado oil
• 1 large onion

  diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper

  diced
• 1 small jalapeno pepper

  seeded and sliced
• 2 1/4 lbs. 96% lean ground beef
• 1 lb. sweet Italian sausage
• 30 oz. can petite diced tomatoes

  2 15-ounce cans
• 6 oz. can tomato paste
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 1 tsp. granulated sugar
• 1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 1/8 tsp. paprika
• 1/8 tsp. garlic salt
• 3/4 tsp. chili powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 45 oz. can mixed chili beans

  (3 15-oz. cans) red kidney, black and pinto beans
• 1 cup water

  or as needed

Instructions

• 1 Brown onion in bacon grease in a large skillet over low to medium heat.
• 2 Add red bell pepper and jalapeno pepper and cook until tender.
• 3 Add ground beef and Italian sausage and cook until no longer pink.
• 4 Chop the meat up with a hamburger chopper while cooking to break it up into
  small pieces.
• 5 Transfer ingredients to a crock pot.
• 6 Add remaining ingredients.
• 7 Cover with lid and cook on high about two hours, stirring occasionally.
• 8 Serve chili with sour cream, salsa, Fritos or tortilla chips, avocado or
  jalapeno slices and/or cheddar cheese, if desired.

Nutrition Info